Dan Gilvezan, the voice of G1 Bumblebee, makes the case for bringing the original G1 voices back, and Hasbro responds. Plus the TFcon Orlando exclusives, Hasbro’s Q3, a sealed Double Punch and the world’s most annoying rims.
There Goes My Money – Late September 2026 – Jetfire Gets Pants, Delta Magnus Goes Diaclone
TakaraTomy’s September batch is here, and the hosts have opinions. Jetfire becomes Optimus Prime’s pants, Delta Magnus goes Diaclone, and Mattel wants $65 for a tiny Hot Wheels Bumblebee. Plus boxed G1 hauls and a homemade Spanner space bridge.
Radio Free Cybertron 996 – Matrix Measuring Contest
Studio Series is going full sandbox, G1 cartoon Coneheads are (eventually) coming, and a made-to-order Seeker set has the crew cautiously optimistic. Plus: 20 years of Classics, 25 years of BotCon memories, and a Metal Cardbot habit that’s officially out of control.
Radio Free Cybertron 959 – Curse you, Brian Kilby
Mbilia Studios wants $4,000 apiece for its licensed Transformers comic book statues, and the crew isn’t buying. Blokees Wheels, a smaller-than-hoped Big Convoy and Commander Onslaught’s MCM London prototype round out the news. Plus TFCon Chicago hauls and an Artfire raffle that cursed Brian Kilby twice.
Radio Free Cybertron 958 – Robot Gore-Sense
Hasbro and Skybound are shopping an adult Energon Universe animated series, and the crew wonders if that means robot gore. Don needs the TFCon-exclusive Ocular Max Megalith, and Hasbro Asia’s Devastator gift set comes with a suitcase. Plus Missing Link Delta Magnus and Brian’s favorite toy of the year.
Radio Free Cybertron 947 – “A Vast Predatory Horse.”
Hasbro’s Activate Your Alt Mode fan vote lets fans give Grimlock, Mirage, Starscream or Shockwave a new alt mode. Adamas Machina Predaking hits roughly $405, and Missing Link Nemesis Prime goes up for preorder. Plus Dr. Wu cassettes, Rathalos Prime and Studio Series 86 Megatron in hand.
Radio Free Cybertron 919 – 2025 Annual Prediction Show
This week on Radio Free Cybertron, the full crew runs through their 2025 annual predictions — from Masterpiece Jazz (again) to a Studio Series 86 Titan to an A-Team van, with John outsourcing his entirely to ChatGPT. News covers the full Masterpiece Rattrap reveal completing the core Beast Wars Masterpiece five, first looks at Swapitcons, TakaraTomy’s T-Spark Zone Event haul including Nucleon Quest Super Convoy and the AMT-02 Predaking combiner, early Transformers Cyberworld designs, Studio Series 86 Scrapper in hand, and Star Convoy’s surprisingly compelling Micromaster Hot Rod chest rider.
Radio Free Cybertron 776 – 2007 AF
Generations Selects Cyclonus arrives in toy colors with Nightstick. Leaks show Studio Series Sideways, a plucked-chicken Dinobot, Diaclone Twin Twist and toy-deco Scorponok. Plus a Transformers RedMagic phone.
Radio Free Cybertron 645 – Pre-Convention Jitters
A Transformers 35th anniversary endcap hits Walmart, and Takara Tomy lists Studio Series through May 2020. The crew sizes up the TFcon exclusives, led by Ocular Max’s G2 Mirage, and Rob returns after surgery.
Radio Free Cybertron 637 – Sailor Unicron
HasLab Unicron jumps past 5,200 backers once Hasbro adds international partners. A late goatee chin and tiny Galvatron reveal leave the crew wishing for more. Siege Omega Supreme shows up in hand, and Studio Series Shockwave brings Wheelie.